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Outdoor

Outdoor is the subject for you who are keen on taking on challenges and to gain mental and physical strength. It is for you who are keen learning new disciplines and to boost your life-energy, self-esteem, and sense of belonging in a community.

Why stay inside, when all hope is out?

In the Outdoor subject, we find joy and energy in the wild where the air is fresh and there exists plenty of opportunities for movement, experiencing wildlife, and the change of the seasons. In other words: All hope is OUTside

Outdoor is all about cultivating new and different disciplines outdoor in a strong community with others. When we go out in the nature, we carry only few things with us, but it is only in the limitations we find greater freedom. Learning to cope with nature and to move in the wild generates stronger belief in ourselves, our strengths, and capabilities. Not only do we develop our physical stamina, but also our social competencies. When we are tired, when it is raining, when we are in mud, we are forced to let down our guards and help each other where it is necessary. We discover who we are, how we work as a group, and how each and one of us is an essential part of a larger community.

What will we be doing?

On Outdoor, we will experience the many disciplines of outdoor life by seeking into the nature and move in it.

On Outdoor, it is the urge for adventure, curiosity and mindset that drives the engine. We shall experience the nature with all its power, diversity, and beauty. We shall experience the changing seasons, the calm of the forest, and the rush of the sea.

During the subject, we will be doing many activities which all shares the same purpose: To do it outdoor. We will be capturing and cooking food which we will do in the nature. We will be sailing kayak and canoe, snorkel, and swim in the sea. We will be fishing, harvest clams and oysters, collect mushrooms and herbs on land. We shall hike, cycle, climb and try to survive 24 hours ‘alone in the wild’. All this and much more to suit you up for larger and smaller adventures in your future.

Keywords of the subject

Overview of the subject components

Nordic Outdoor lifestyle

Nature awareness

Community

Nature experiences

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Teachers

Your teachers on Outdoor is

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Maria Sichan

Maria is a passionate, swedish 'forest troll' , who thrives in all natures elements. She has a masters in philosophy and Nordic Litterature and has been a Højskole teacher since 2007. She likes to teach outside and with motion in both body and mind

Jakob Aspegren

Jakob is educated from The Independent Academy for Free Schools in Denmark. He lived and worked in Japan for before he started at Nordfyns Højskole in 2010. He loves the ocean and teaching among other things swimming, fishing and underwater hunting